Anticipation+Guide

We were missing Janet, but here are the initial responses ( from our first meeting) on the Anticipation Guide. It will be interesting to see if and how our responses look after the completion of our work together. I didn't get all of the data!!!

1. I use a formal method of survey of my students at the beginning of the year (or semester) to find out about their "literacies." YES 4 NO 4 2. I am a teacher of a content area. YES 8 3. I am a teacher of reading. YES 6 NO 2 4. I am a teacher of writing. YES 6 No 2 5. When I assign reading, I expect that all students will read the text. YES 6 NO 2 6. I have experience using Keynote for expressive writing. 7. My students use Keynote for expressive writing. 8. I have experience using iMovie for expressive writing. 9. My students use iMovie for expressive writing. YES 3 NO 5 10. I 'do" the homework I assign. YES 7 NO 1. 11. Digital storytelling is a means of sharing a personal narrative. YES 8 12. My students have more technological savvy than I. 13. When we discuss reading in class, I "think aloud" about how I made inferences or came to conclusions or made connections to my life. YES 8. 14. I assist my students in being "metacognitive" about how they make and convey meaning. YES 8 15. I use multi-modal approaches (such as drawing, writing, and discussing analogies) to help students acquire content vocabulary. YES 8 16. When students complete my course,they can identify ways in which they have grown as social communicators. YES 6 NO 2 17. A cultural tool of communication could be a ululation or a Skype message. YES 8 18. I am a technology teacher. NO 8 19. I am enrolled in this book study because to want to have a better understanding of how technology can enhance student learning in my classroom. YES 8 20. I am enrolled in this book study because I want to have a glimpse into others' classrooms and allow them a glimpse into mine so that we may support each others' work. YES 7 NO 2